After 35 years travelling the world for Bloomberg, The Associated Press and Brightwire, Adam founded Ukraine Rebuild Newswire to hold the West to its promise to "build Ukraine back better."
The US State Department ended a USAID initiative that allocated hundreds of millions of dollars to helping Ukraine restore its war-damaged energy grid, NBC News reported, citing two unnamed USAID officials who work on the agency's Ukraine mission. The sources also said that USAID staffing levels in
Italy has agreed to contribute €13 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund to help rebuild the energy sector after a year of withering Russian attacks, the Ukrainian government said. The agreement was signed late Friday between Italian Ambassador to Ukraine Carlo Formosa and Deputy Energy Minister of Ukraine Roman
The Norwegian government is examining a budgetary rule that caps the amount of money it can spend from its sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, as it seeks to boost aid for Ukraine, Euractiv reported, citing multiple sources. A budget rule introduced in 2001 prevents the government from
Alexander McWhorter, the New Jersey native who has served as Citi country officer for Ukraine since 2018, has received an increasing number of calls from companies in recent months, asking about participating in the reconstruction of Ukraine. "They're looking to understand the market," he said. "
European leaders are considering appointing a special envoy to represent the European Union in possible talks to end the war in Ukraine, unnamed sources told Bloomberg. The leaders will discuss the proposal at an emergency meeting set for March 6 in Brussels to discuss possible increases in European defense spending
Ukraine's Ministry of Finance and the National Bank of Ukraine carried out the country's first "switch auction," a mechanism that eases the exchange of old government debt into new debt, using the new Bloomberg Auction System, according to a press release. Ukraine has been
Ukrainian authorities need to prepare for the possibility that many of the nearly 7 million citizens who fled the country as refugees will remain abroad even after the war ends, says researcher Olga Tokariuk in a new paper published by Chatham House.
Horizon Capital, one of the largest private equity firms in Ukraine, is considering creating a fund that would invest in Ukrainian companies along with large foreign investors who need local expertise, the firm's CEO Lenna Koszarny said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine. A large foreign investor "
For two and a half decades, Colin Ross, the Ukraine country director for UK-based project management firm Gleeds has earned the type of experience that will prove invaluable for the coming full-scale reconstruction of Ukraine. Colin, originally from Scotland, has been mostly living and working in Ukraine since
Demand for office space in Kyiv increased in 2024, with take-up approaching pre-war levels, although companies seeking to lease offices were particularly attracted to properties equipped with air raid shelters, according to CBRE Ukraine. Full-year take-up of office real estate rose 42% in 2024 from 2023
Dragon Capital, one of Ukraine's most prominent investment firms, has sold the Omega-1 Logistics warehouse complex in the Kyiv area to EVA retail chain owner RUSH, the investment firm said. The firms didn't disclose the transaction price of the 19,119 sqm warehouse in the
The percentage of executives at European businesses operating in Ukraine who say their business has a positive outlook has jumped to 40% from 27% over the past six months, according to a survey by the Kyiv-based European Business Association (EBA). Still, 46% of the executives surveyed by the association
Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention has developed a series of recommendations specifically to fight corruption in the reconstruction of the country, said the agency's deputy head. "NACP is systematically working to eliminate corruption risks in the reconstruction sector," said Serhii Hupiak. "We
Ukraine has made progress in its efforts to prevent corruption among judges, prosecutors and members of parliament despite the "extremely difficult" wartime conditions, the Council of Europe's anti-corruption group body has found in its latest report. The country has carried out 18 of Greco'
The US may seek to sign a simplified minerals deal with Ukraine to get a pact in place soon, then negotiate the details, such as the amount of Ukrainian resources the US could claim, later, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources. The comments, by two people with knowledge of the matter,
